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How to Do Dynamic Chest Stretch

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the dynamic chest stretch.

How to do it

1. Stand with your hands together, arms extended directly in front of you. This will be your starting position.
2. Keeping your arms straight, quickly move your arms back as far as possible and back in again, similar to an exaggerated clapping motion. Repeat 5-10 times, increasing speed as you do so.

Form tips

• Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
• Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
• Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
• Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).

Workouts with this exercise

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Gear for this exercise

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.